Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prickish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prick-ish
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having the characteristics of a prick; being unpleasant, rude or annoying.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From prick + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more prickish (comparative) most prickish (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does prickish mean?
having the characteristics of a prick; being unpleasant, rude or annoying.
Where does prickish come from?
From prick + -ish.

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